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Re:FOSDEM 2026 – Open-Source Conference in Brussels – Day#1 ... by teekert on Monday February 02, 2026 @06:08AM (#46854673)
It's about governance of society, about how decisions concerning society are being made. About what processes we adhere to. About agreeing to follow those process together, instead of resorting to primitive things like violence.
Re:FOSDEM 2026 – Open-Source Conference in Brussels – Day#1 ... by direwolf20 on Monday February 02, 2026 @06:29AM (#46854778)
then FOSS is political. It's about processes we adhere to and how decisions are made. Microsoft makes a decision to ban the ICC from Windows and has a process for this. Linux has a different process where they can't make that decision because it's impossible.
Re:FOSDEM 2026 – Open-Source Conference in Brussels – Day#1 ... by teekert on Monday February 02, 2026 @07:20AM (#46855142)
"Concerning society" is important here. We do not codify the use of FOSS in any laws. At most we have decided that people can make up license and that we agree to adhere to the terms of any creator stated in licenses. We don't say what those terms must be or how we come to those terms.

I just like some terms more than others, they work for me, I think they make the world a better, more interesting place. Where is the politics in that?

Re:FOSDEM 2026 – Open-Source Conference in Brussels – Day#1 ... by direwolf20 on Monday February 02, 2026 @02:41PM (#46860287)
Some terms allow the ICC to be banned from computers and some don't. This can have far–reaching implications.
Re:FOSDEM 2026 – Open-Source Conference in Brussels – Day#1 ... by teekert on Monday February 02, 2026 @05:28PM (#46862814)
Indeed, but that was not FOSS but MS365.
Re:FOSDEM 2026 – Open-Source Conference in Brussels – Day#1 ... by direwolf20 on Tuesday February 03, 2026 @06:44AM (#46869751)
It was precisely because MS365 wasn't FOSS.